of chicago



A. M. BATES.

TOOL FOR -TYING WIRE BAG TIES.' APFLICATION FILED FEB. 9, 19:8.

1 ,30 6, 1 63; Patented June 10, 1919.

UNITED AT PATENT OFFICE. f i

ADELMER MARCUS BATES, or o IcAGo,immoisnssrenon To BATES vnnvn BAG 7 COMPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A conronnrion or wEs'r v nernrn.

TOCL'FOR TYING WIRE BAG-TIES.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11113 10, 1919 Application filed February. 9, 1918. Serial No. 216,396.-

- To all vm concern: 1 I Be it known that L ADELMER, MARCUS.

. BATES, a citizen offlthe United States, re-

sidin at Chicago, in the county of Cook and tate' of Illinois; have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Tools forTying Wire Bag-Ties, of which the fol lowing isa specification of effort-tie. oruntiebags by twistingor -My invention vrelates to improvements in "means for tying bags. It has-for one ob ect to provide a convenient and simple device whereby the operator may with a minimum untwisting a wire tieabout the open neck thereof. Another object is to provide a tool which maybe used bythe same operator. 'totie or untie the bag without change in adjustment. Another object of my invention is to provide a tool to twist ties in opposite directions without change n ad-- justment. Another'object is to provide a tool which may be carried and used; without difficulty, fatigue, or discomfort by the operator; Another object is to provide a tool which can be [used for tying -a number of bags in a group even .or at a considerable distance away from the-operator; Other objeots'of'my' invention will appear from 1 time to time in the specification.

. drawings, wherein j Fig.v 2 isanenlargedfview of the tool;

Fig. Sisja similar enlarged view of the tool after-.the. twisting operation has-taken place showing aplanyiewlof the tool' itself;

; '4: is a side elejvationofx; modified Fig. 5-isa Fig.- 6 is. a frontelevation of adiflerent formof tie holderor hook; I p 4 Figs-"Z, 8 and 9 are different forms of ties which maybe used. 1 Like parts are indicated by like. characters in allthej'figures; g f 1A is a bowshaped twisting handle flattened at A and aperturedat A to engage a holding thong or cord A which. may be fastened to.-the=]belt A 1 of. the operator. It may be tiedfaround hiswaist' or-it may be; tied on hisarm depending on'his convenience and preference. Thehandle is fiatw tenedat the opposed end'and mortised as at The invention isillustrated more or less diagrammatically in the .1 accompanying plan view of a difl'erent form 7 A". Riveted to such flattened endis a single hO0l A Wl1iCh hook is adapted to enga e loops A A 'on the opposed ends of a tie 9 which tie in turn is adapted to surround the puckered end A of a bag A In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 I have shown a different form of tieholding means. It takes the form of a broad-flat hook B having slots B 13 forming a kind of claw. Theseslots are of such depththat they engage and hold the up set ends B B of a tie B? andfare ofsuchdepth, if necessary,,thatthe two ties may be superposed one upon another. This hook B,-with orwithout the slots, may also be used totwlst a ring tie C. If this were bent the ring tie would be placed as shown, 1ndotted lines in Fig. 5 and vWhether the ring tie or upset tie is used the twisting operat on-is used. The difference between the ring tie and the other two ties is thatv when the twisting operation'has taken place with the ringtieyou havea closed key to untwist the tie, with the other two you have two closely related ends which can beengagedeither by the hand or the tool to un twist the tie. V

It-Will be evident that; while I have shown in my drawings an operative device, still many changes lnightbemadeboth in size,

shape and arrangement of parts withoutdeparting materially from the spirit of my. invention and I wish, therefore, I that my drawings be regarded as in a sense diagrammatic.

v them to untwist'but when they claw which holds and twists the up set end is used it frequently happensithat the up set ends, although. leftin suchposi'tion, so they can easllybe gripped by the claw, will be bent togethersoth'at this becomes difficult. It is under these circumstances that the central long finger as shown becomes valuable. This fin, ;er being more, or less pointed can be thrust betweenthe two ends. ofthe tie if there is any distance at all between'them and-whenthey are forced down by it theywillbe wedged apart until they find-their I hooks or disengages the tieand passes on place in the two slots. Thus under all prac= I 'ticaliconditionsthe two up set ends may be separated for untwisting.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows ,The operator having the thong which holds his tool attached to his body or arm,

and frequently the'operators prefer to at a 1 Vtach it to the upper arm above theelbow, 10

V the bag by hand by gathering it together,

places a tie with one loop on the single approaches the work, puckers the neck of hook or 'ifan upset end engaging one of the slots, passes the end of. thetie about the" puckered neck of the-bag, engages the free endof the tie] with the "twisting hook and then holding the puckered neck of the bag, 'preferablyabove the tie backs 011' a little or pulls back on his right arm so as to exert'a tension inthe thong; The purpose of the thong passin rotating it about the fixed axis formed by the tension inthe cooperating parts until the tie is snugly twisted about theneok of the bag. 'The number of turns depends on the length of the tie and size of'the bag.

Preferably" this is ordinarily about three turns. He then releases the tension, un-

to the next jobs The tool; is; so light that he can just'let go of it andlwhen'it drops "down if it 1 should strike himfit does no harm.'- The'thong'twists or yuntwists with the movementof the tooland he needs pay, 7 no attention to it. If for any reason the thong should not untwist,he cantwist in the opposite direction for the nextop'era tionand return the thong to normal. Ex-

perience shows that the thong is more satisfactory than the swivel. "It is made of leather'ande-twists with less friction than operate so long as they engage and hold the" tie. 'A'time may come;-however, when the hookwill wear out, thoughit is ofhard-. ened steel and of longlifer If it is neces would a specially provided swivel device;

' Obviously the hooks which Ithave shown sary to cut away. the rivets and replace the worn out hook. with another, the tool Will be. as good as new. The thong may be p easily replaced and there is substantially no wear on the bow-shaped handle itself; In discussing and claiming by wireftie twisting tool, I have-thought of andclaimed the bow-shaped part A as being an elongated body having a twisting handle or hand engaging 'part. Obviously the whole thing is one piece but the twisting handle 1$ that of the operator. I y, g I

6. A wire tie'twisting tool comprising a part of the curved or off set bodywhich is engaged by the hand of the operator when he rotates-V it to twist the tie..

Obviously the'sole purpose of the thong and the tension exerted thereby is to fix the axis of rotation of the tie while the tie is being twisted. We care nothing about the axis of rotation at any other time and in factit -is convenient tormove thetool so thatas twisting is taking place the axis {about which the tool rotates will be fixed and this-fixation of this twisting axis might obviously be obtained bymean'sotherthan r 7 those illustrated, though I prefer owingto their 'cheapness andsimplicity, the jthong" and tension apparatus. tlhefthong, oi:- course, when taut 1s in eflectxa' rlgld barand so a rigid bar-might bej substituted v andthis' would amount-to keeping thethong tautat alltimes.'* 1

I claim:

' 1. A wire tie'twisting toolcomprising a.

bow-shaped handle body,*atie engaging member at one end, and a flexible support for the other end;

- 2. A' Wife tie twisting tool comprising-"a bow-shaped handle body, a I tie engagm'gf member at one end, I and flexible means coiiperatmg with the tie engaging member for maintaining the axis located by; the

two ends of the tool in a fixed line while the tool is being rotated to twist the tie.

3. A wire tie twisting tool comprising a bow-shaped handle body, a tie engaging member at one'end, means coeperating withf the 'tie engaging member for maintaining the axis located by'the two ends of the tool 1' in a fixed linewhile the toolis being rotated to twist the tie,- saidimeans com prising flexible'means for exerting a ten-f sion on the tool against the pull of the tie. 1 i 4.

at one end, and flexible means cog'iperati'ng A- wire tie twisting t oICOmp-rising a bow-shaped handle, a tie engaglngl member tio'noftheaXi's'ofjrotationof theftool. Q

5. A wiretie twisting tool comprising a bowshaped handle body, a tie engaging memberat one end, means coeperating with the tie' engaging member for maintaining the axis located bythe two ends ofthe tool in a fixed line while the tool is being rotatedtotwist the tie, said means comprising means for exerting'a" tension on thejtool against the pull of thetie, said means'com prising a flexible member attached at one end to'the tool, at theother end to the body bow shaped handle body, a tie engaging member atone end, meanscoiiperating with the t1e engaging member for exertlng a ten slon on the tool along a llne in'contlnuatlon V with'the tie engaging member for exerting a tension on the tool along ,a line ncontlnua-f of the axis of rotation of the tool, said means comprisinga flexible member attached at one end to the'tool, at the other end to the body of the operator.

handle removed from the axis joining the ends thereof, a tie engaging means at one end, and flexible means cooperating with the .tie engaging member for maintaining the axis located by the two ends'of the toolin a fixed line while. the tool is being rotated V to twist thetie.

9. A wire tie twisting-tool comprising an elongated body; forming in part a twisting handle removed from the axis joining the 7 ends thereof, a tie engaging means at one,

- end, means cooperating with the tie engag ing member for maintaining the axislocated by the two ends of the tool in a fixed line while the tool is being' rotated totwist the tie, said means comprising flexible means for exerting a tension on the tool against the pull of the tie. V

10. A wire tie twistingtool com'prisingan elongated body,'forming in part a twisting handle removed from the axis joining the ends thereof, a tie engaging means at one end, means cooperating with the tieengag ing member for maintaining the axis located by thetwo ends of the tool in a fixed line while the tool is being rotated to twist the tie, said means comprisingmeans for exerting a tension on the tool against the pull of the tie, said means comprising a flexible member attached at oneendto thetool, at the,

other end to the body of theoperator.

11. A wire tie twisting tool comprising an elongated body, forminginpart a twist axis of the tool, said member being slotted at two places to engage the up set ends of' the tie, an elongated finger between the two slots extending upwardly to a pointabove the member whereby the two tie ends may be separated. a

13. A wire tie twisting tool comprising a bow-shaped handle provided "at one end with means for engaging the tie and at the other with securing means which permit rotation of the handle and prevent its longitudinal movement.

14. A wire tie twisting tool comprising a bow-shaped handle provided at one end with means for engaging the tie and at the other with securing means which permit rotation of the handle and prevent its longitudinal movement toward the tie.

15. A wire tie twisting tool comprising a bow-shaped handle provided at one end with means for engaging the tie in combina tion with a strap, the other end of the tool ture, in the presence of two witnesses, this 2nd day of February, 1918.

ADELMER MARCUS BATES.

Witnesses:

MINNIE M. LINDENAU, MARION L. INGRAHAM,

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